Kakapothechicken
In the Brooder
- May 7, 2022
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Hi, I had a hen on eggs who got mites and I decided it was in her best interest to take the eggs away and stop her (or try to) being broody so that she could recover from the mites and the chicks would not be infected.
The eggs were put in the incubator three and a bit days ago, four out of five under her seemed viable, one was thrown out yesterday as it had gone sloshy and had an odour. The problem is, I don’t know when they were started. They seem to be at different developmental stages, one has a vein visible if looking in one specific direction but is otherwise dark and impossible to see, the other two are both very dark, one is completely dark with no chance of seeing anything the other gets some light coming through the pores in one area. I unfortunately have lost my candler and have been using a very bright (but not bright enough for very thick shelled Maran eggs!) bike torch so can’t guarantee any accuracy with the candling. I have just seen one appear to rock itself slightly which was very reassuring to see.
My question is, when do I stop the turner? I am thinking the damage done to the later stage chicks would be greater by leaving the turner on than that done to the slightly behind ones by switching it off early for them, am I correct?
I think she was first definitely sitting eighteen days ago yesterday but can’t be sure of anything.
The eggs were put in the incubator three and a bit days ago, four out of five under her seemed viable, one was thrown out yesterday as it had gone sloshy and had an odour. The problem is, I don’t know when they were started. They seem to be at different developmental stages, one has a vein visible if looking in one specific direction but is otherwise dark and impossible to see, the other two are both very dark, one is completely dark with no chance of seeing anything the other gets some light coming through the pores in one area. I unfortunately have lost my candler and have been using a very bright (but not bright enough for very thick shelled Maran eggs!) bike torch so can’t guarantee any accuracy with the candling. I have just seen one appear to rock itself slightly which was very reassuring to see.
My question is, when do I stop the turner? I am thinking the damage done to the later stage chicks would be greater by leaving the turner on than that done to the slightly behind ones by switching it off early for them, am I correct?
I think she was first definitely sitting eighteen days ago yesterday but can’t be sure of anything.